Thalassa Village Sousse

Siamo stati in quest'hotel nel gennaio 2007. È grande e ha un bel design. Il cibo era buono, anche se la colazione non era particolarmente entusiasmante. Quasi tutti gli ospiti erano inglesi, direi circa il 90%. L'hotel era pulitissimo e le strutture in generale molto buone. Per svagarsi bisognava affidarsi interamente all'hotel, perché nei dintorni non c'era niente, tranne altri hotel simili a questo. Gli intrattenimenti consistevano più che altro in spettacoli amatoriali organizzati dagli animatori: c'erano musica, travestimenti e mimo. La prima sera abbiamo trovato divertenti le loro gaffe, ma dopo qualche giorno era diventata una cosa abbastanza noiosa. Una sera abbiamo anche giocato al bingo. In ogni caso, il gruppo d'animazione lavorava sodo, erano tutti gentili, ma non invadenti, e cercavano sempre di coinvolgere gli ospiti. Il problema principale era la posizione dell'hotel, si trova in un posto molto isolato, l'ideale per chi preferisce trascorrere le proprie vacanze in un hotel di qualità, senza avventurarsi fuori. Comunque, è possibile muoversi in treno, la stazione ferroviaria è a 10 minuti di distanza; per arrivare a Sousse ci vogliono 20 minuti e il biglietto costa circa 1 euro. C'è un treno ogni 40 minuti fino alle 21.30. Ci sono anche tantissimi taxi, il costo è di circa 7 euro e 50 (solo andata). La Tunisia non è il posto adatto a chi ha il cuore tenero, la gente è molto cordiale, ma tutti cercano costantemente di venderti qualcosa. Inoltre, tendono sempre a fare la corte alle donne, mia moglie e mia figlia hanno apprezzato quest'aspetto, mentre io li trovavo un po' esagerati. Forse mi sarei divertito di più se ci fossero state delle belle donne che mi abbracciavano e mi dicevano che ero bello! Infine, sappiate che qui non troverete un'atmosfera frizzante del genere "happy hour". Gli alcolici sono costosi (oltre 4 euro a bicchiere). Se volete conoscere una cultura completamente diversa, partecipare a conversazioni vacue, comprare borse poco costose e alloggiare in un hotel molto bello e lontano da tutto, allora venite pure qui.

we stayed at this hotel after transferring from our originally booked

hotel, it was like jumping from the frying pan into the fire. The hotel itself is clean and the maid service is not to bad but that's the good points. the hotel does not cater for English guests at all. all other nationalities always get priority its as if the staff do not like the English.

They serve the same menu every day so after 14 days we were pretty fed up with the food that's unless you like beef ragout. The drinks are only in very small glasses so two sips and they are gone and you have to spend half the night waiting to be served from the only one all inclusive bar to cater for the whole hotel.

I myself saw waiters watering the drinks down on more than one occasion, The bar ran out of drinks every night from spirits to coke.

Wild feral cats are allowed to roam all over the hotel even in and out of the restaurants among the food.

We reported broken glass in one of the pools and it was still there seven days later with no attempt to remove it. One of our party had personal belongings taken from there room, and after reporting it to management it took ten days to get it sorted to no avail, the belongings were never found.

Luckily the hotel is situated close to sousse and port el kantaoui as

we had to go to find food for the children in our party as the hotel do not cater for children at all. After paying for an all inclusive holiday we spent a lot of money on food as the food in the hotel was inedible This is just a few things that went wrong so be warned.....

Nos alojamos en este hotel después de trasladarnos desde el que habíamos reservado al principio, y fue como ir de Guatemala a Guatepeor. El hotel en sí está limpio y el servicio de limpieza no está mal, pero esas son las cosas buenas. El hotel no está pensado para huéspedes ingleses. Todas las demás nacionalidades siempre tienen prioridad, es como si al personal no le gustaran los ingleses.

Sirven el mismo menú cada día, así que, después de dos semanas, estábamos bastante hartos de la comida, a menos que os guste el ragout de vacuno. Las bebidas se sirven solo en vasos muy pequeños, así que, en dos sorbos se han acabado y hay que pasarse media noche esperando que te sirvan en el único bar de todo incluido de todo el hotel.

Vi a los camareros aguando las bebidas en más de una ocasión. El bar se quedó sin bebidas cada noche, desde las alcohólicas hasta la Coca-Cola.

Permiten que los gatos salvajes se paseen por todo el hotel, incluso dentro y fuera de los restaurantes, entre la comida.

Informamos de que había cristales rotos en una de las piscinas y seguía allí una semana después, sin ningún intento de quitarlo. A una persona de nuestro grupo le robaron objetos personales de la habitación y, después de informar a la gerencia, tardaron diez días en ocuparse de ello, pero para nada, nunca encontraron las pertenencias.

Por suerte, el hotel está cerca de Susa y de Port el Kantaoui, ya que teníamos que ir a buscar comida para los niños de nuestro grupo, ya que el hotel no está preparado para los niños. Después de pagar unas vacaciones con todo incluido, gastamos un montón de dinero en comida, ya que la del hotel no había quien se la comiera. Estas son solo unas cuantas cosas que fueron mal, así que estáis avisados...

We arrived at the hotel after a long day of travelling, checking into our first hotel, being told the swimming pool was not in action and being moved on another long coach journey to another hotel but what a hotel. Made very welcome on arrival, the Al a Carte restaurant had been opened and a meal was provided for us, nothing was too much trouble. The location of the hotel was good, situated between Sousse and Port El Kantaoui, 3 km/5 Dinars in either direction. The rooms were nice, clean and quite contemporary, facilities were very good for families. Majority of guests were French & German and the food was aimed more toward their palette, but there was plenty of food and it was edible.

Overall a very nice holiday and we would return.

hotel exellent,ambiance chaleureuse, rien a dire pour les buffets varies,le personnel toujours a vous rendre un petit service de plus pour le mois de fevier le soleil; etait au RDV A RECOMMENDER

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We travelled in January 2007. The hotel is vast and well designed. The food was good although the breakfast was not particularly inspiring. Most of the people stopping were English: I'd say in the region of 90%. The hotel was very clean and generally the amenities were good. Entertainment has to be mainly hotel based as there is nothing around the place except other large similar hotels. The style of entertainment was largely shows put on by the animation team and it was a mixture of amateurish shows with people dressing up and miming to music. For the first night this was mildly entertaining mainly for watching the gaffs, but it did tend to wane after the 4th or 5th night. They even played a game of bingo one night. However the entertainment team worked really hard and encouraged people to have fun and were friendly and not intrusive.

The location of the hotel is the biggest issue. It is isolated and if you want a quality experience hotel based then this is the place to go. It is possible to get around. The railway station is 10 minutes away and it costs about 60p for a return to Sousse, a 20 minute ride away. Trains run every 40 mins or so and stop at 9.30pm. Taxis are plentiful and cost about £5 for the same journey (one way).

Tunisian culture is not for the faint hearted. People are really friendly but are constantly trying to sell you things. They are also very engaging with females (which my wife and daughters enjoyed) but I found it a bit too much. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if it were young beautiful females constantly putting their arms around me and telling me how beautiful I was!!!

On a final point, this is not a Spanish costa happy hour type experience. Alcohol is a bit more expensive than in the UK (£3 a pint). If you want to see a completely different culture, are happy to engage in inanane banter and buy cheap bags (at Asda preice as the locals have learnt to say) and stop in a very nice hotel away from other places then go here.

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My partner, another couple and myself (all in our 30's) have just spent a fortnight in October 2006 at the Thalassa Sousse.

The hotel itself is beautifully decorarated, the rooms and maid service are excellent and the pool area and private beach were awesome.

The waiters cannot do enough for you, fair enough, they earn little wages and do expect tips at the end of your holiday. (Some will even ask if you have forgotten them or they will remind you that you are on your last day and you havn't tipped yet). We tipped our favourite waiters between 10 and 20 Dinars (£4 - £8) and this seemed to really please them.

Although the hotel is very nice, I cannot say much for the food. I am a little picky and managed to survive on crusty bread, cheese and salad for a fortnight. Food is also limited outside of the hotel as is nightlife. Still, I came home a few pounds lighter.

The hotel is predominently German, French, Italian and Russian although during our stay, one other English couple arrived (much to our delight) as we felt a little isolated. However they have just won a contract with a major British tour operator and the staff are looking forward to seeing plenty more English guests next year.

The hotel has a late pay bar and nightclub, but only the English (that would be 4 of us) tended to stay up and party. As Tunisia is a muslim country, alcohol is very expensive in the hotels and the local bars. It cost around £4.50 for a Vodka and Coke when paying for a drink, still I only spent £60.00 all fortnight.

There is entertainment every night (in German) and this is conducted in an Ampitheatre behind the swimming pool.

The location of the hotel is good for getting about, aswe booked with expedia, we had to get a taxi from the airport (20 Dinars - £8) and we spent a few days at the Medina in Sousse. Some nice bargains to be found, wooden ornamants, bags etc. Was a little put off by the cows heads hanging outside Butchers and the chickens (alive) tied together on the market stalls.

Port El Kantoui is worth a visit as it is a man made resort for the tourists, although there is still not much nightlife.

Bear in mind that Tunisia is quite primitive even though the hotels are quite luxurious. It was a good experience, but I won't go back in a hurry

je devais séjourner du 7/6 au 17/06 2006 au thalassa village de sousse en tunisie avec le tour opérateur NECKERMANN, oh surprise à l'arrivée l'hôtel était en chantier et fermé.

J'estime que l'agence qui se dit irresponsable, aurait du être prévenue afin de pouvoir choisir ou reporter notre séjour.